Halter



(Modem W, L; & A. GETHMANN.

HALTER.

No. 434,182. Patented Aug. 12, 1890.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM GETHMANN, JOHN LOUIS GETHMANN, AND ADOLPH GETHMANN, OFGLADBROOK, IOWA.

HALTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,182, dated August12, 1890.

Application filed August 6, 1889. $eria1 No. 319,895- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM GETHMANN, JOHN LoUIs GETHMANN, and ADOLPHGETH- MANN, citizens of the United States, residing at Glad'brook, inthe county of Talna, State of Iowa, have invented certain. new anduseful Improvements in Halters, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

[0 This invention has relation to halters.

Theinvention consists in the peculiarities of construction, thecombination and arrangement of parts, and such other features as will behereinafter more fully described, shown in the drawings, and thenparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents aperspective view of ourimproved halter in its preferred form. Fig. 2 is a side ele- 2o vationof a portion thereof, showing a slight modification. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of one of the clamps. Fig. 4 is a like View of thecombined clamp and buckle. Fig. 5 is a side View of one of the holders.

Like letters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, A designates a strap, which in Fig. 1 is shown asforming but half of the nose-band, while in Fig. 2 it is shown asforming the whole thereof.

In Fig. 1 the ends of the strap are shown as passed through a loop a andfastened by means of rivets or other suitable fastenings a. These loopsare formed integral with the castings A, which are also formed withlongitudinal apertures to receive the cord or rope B, and with a lateralarm A formed upon its upper face with a depression a beyond which is thelug orhook a and depending from this arm near its outer end is the lugor pin a There'are two of these castings, one at each end of the strapwhen the strap forms but a half of the band, as shown in Fig. 1.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2, wherein 5 the strap forms the bandentire, we employ a combined clamp and buckle, as shown more clearlydetached in Fig. 4. It comprises in a single piece the shank O, ofsubstantially the form shown in Fig. 4, provided with the jaws 0,

the lug or pin 0', and the rib 0 This portion,

which constitutes the clamp, is designed to receive and hold one end ofthe rope D, as shown in Fig. 2, the pin 0' embedding itself 7 intherope, the rib c pressing against or em bedding itself in the rope belowthe pin, and the jaws 0 being clasped around and firmly pressed into oragainst the rope. This forms a very secure means of holding the end ofthe rope. The ends of the jaws c are cut upon an incline .in oppositedirections, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2, to provide fora better holdand to allow their more readily overlapping each other should tliey beused for clamping a smaller rope than that for which they were intended.The buckle part of this casting consists of the two loops 0, separatedby the vertical bar 0 which is formed with a lateral projection or pin 0In practice the ends of the bands are passed in opposite directionsthrough these two loops, with the pin 0 passing through coincident holesin the two ends of the strap or band. (See Fig. 2.) One end of the strapshould be provided with aplurality of holes, as shown in said Fig. 2, toprovide for adjustment thereof. 7 5

E is a strap, one end of which is passed through a loop f on the clamp Fand securely fastened by means of rivets or other suitable fastenings fand its other end adj ustably connected with a smaller loop f of a lightclamp F. In the drawings we have shown a short link-strap G connectedwith said loop and carrying a buckle g, to which the end of the strap Eis adjustably connected; but the form of connection between these partsmay be varied at pleasure. The clamps F are formed on the segments of acircle, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, and have jaws f adapted to bebent around and pressed firmly against the rope, as shown in Fig. 1, atrans- '0 verse rib f being provided to press into or against the ropeto increase the clamp action thereof.

When the strap A forms but half of the band, as shown in Fig. 1, therope is attached 5 as follows; One end 12 thereof is placed beneath thearm A of one of the clamps A and the lug a thereof pressed into saidrope, so as to hold it firmly. The rope is then bent around in the formof a half-circle, as shown me at b in Fig. 1, thence up through theaperture in the casting A, thence through the clamp F, from whence it iscurved and passed downward through the loop h of the ring H, whichlatter loosely embraces the rope, as in Fig. 1, or the band, as in Fig.2, (as the case may be,) and thence upward through the clamp F at theother end of the strap E, thence downward through the aperture in theother casting A, thence into a half-circle parallel with thesemicircular portion 1), and the end is then passed beneath the arm A ofthe casting A and has the pin a thereof embedded therein. The two endsof the rope are held in place by means of wires I) wrapped around therope and seated in the depressions a of the arms A the hooks a thereofpreventing displacement of the rope-wires. I are rings of malleable ironembracing the two strands of the rope, as shown in Fig. 1, and designedto be movable thereon, being held thereto by drawing together the endsor otherwise pressing the rings on the rope.

IVhen the strap forms the entire band, as shown in Fig. 2, thearrangement of the rope is the same as that above described, and shownin Fig. 1, with the omission of the semicireular portions forming thehalf of the band in the form shown in Fig. 1, one end of the rope beingattached to one of the clamps 0, passed through one of the clamps F,thence through the loop h of the ring H, through the other clamp F, andsecured to the other casting A.

While both forms above described constitute a very complete andefficient halter, we

prefer that shown in Fig. 1, for the reason that it is so readilyadjustable, for by simply loosening the rings I of the wrappings b theends of the rope may be drawn upon to readily adjust the rope to varythe dimensions and proportions of the parts to accommodate the halter toany sized animal. The adjustable rings I are also considered important.

What we claim as new is- 1. In a halter, the combination, with the bandA and the castings A, secured to the end thereof and formed with lateralarms, of the rope passed through openings in said castings and bent toform a continuation of the band, and fastenings, as W, wrapped aroundthe rope and the lateral arms of the castings and seated in a depressionin said arms, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a halter, a clamp-casting provided with aloop and alateral arm,said armfornied with a depression, a hook, and a depending pin,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a halter, the combination, with the throat and check straps, of aclamp F, formed with a loop f, a curved portion having jaws, and thetransverse rib between said jaws and adapted to be adjusted upon thecheckstrap, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

\VILLIAM GETIIMANN.

J. LOUIS GETHMANN. AD OLPII GETlI-IMANN. Witnesses:

NELSON MERRILL, L. A. BURTON.

